Commercial print sales person vs direct sales representative

The differences between commercial print sales people and direct sales representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a commercial print sales person and a direct sales representative. Additionally, a direct sales representative has an average salary of $43,527, which is higher than the $32,614 average annual salary of a commercial print sales person.

The top three skills for a commercial print sales person include troubleshoot, press operation and generate solutions. The most important skills for a direct sales representative are customer service, direct sales, and TV.

Commercial print sales person vs direct sales representative overview

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Direct Sales Representative
Yearly salary	$32,614	$43,527
Hourly rate	$15.68	$20.93
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	65,758	159,668
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Commercial print sales person vs direct sales representative salary

Commercial print sales people and direct sales representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Direct Sales Representative
Average salary	$32,614	$43,527
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	Salem, OR
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between commercial print sales person and direct sales representative education

There are a few differences between a commercial print sales person and a direct sales representative in terms of educational background:

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Direct Sales Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Commercial print sales person vs direct sales representative demographics

Here are the differences between commercial print sales people' and direct sales representatives' demographics:

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Direct Sales Representative
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.8%	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 4.8% White, 74.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 72.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between commercial print sales person and direct sales representative duties and responsibilities

Commercial print sales person example responsibilities.

Manage and direct sales of plumbing and mechanical products for core group of customers in Orlando area.
Utilize technical expertise to troubleshoot, maintain and overhaul equipment with little to no downtime.
Utilize technical expertise to troubleshoot, binder cover deck by maintaining and overhauling to reduce or eliminate down time.
Apply knowledge on high-speed production equipment including magazine/catalog stitching & bindingequipment.
Complete and present an advertising/marketing campaign presentation for a local small business.
Repair and replace gearboxes, drive trains, bearings, shafts, rollers, chain belts and clutches.

Direct sales representative example responsibilities.

Manage accounts and create invoices via QuickBooks.
Achieve and maintain high-volume sales output, for cell phones and broadband products to stay employ with company.
Contact medicare eligible recipients to sell medicare advantage plans through in-home meetings, community seminars and direct telesales.
Canvass assigned sales territory and solicit orders for new or upgrade cable, broadband and digital phone services.
Generate revenue by selling and upselling services while developing client base throughout territory.
Prospect and generate sales revenue by adding new program residential customers and cross selling and upselling current residential customers.

Commercial print sales person vs direct sales representative skills

Common commercial print sales person skills

Troubleshoot, 30%
Press Operation, 18%
Generate Solutions, 14%
Stitching, 13%
Equipment Set-Up, 10%
Consumer Publications, 8%

Common direct sales representative skills

Customer Service, 33%
Direct Sales, 20%
TV, 15%
Work Ethic, 4%
Technical Troubleshooting, 3%
Door-To-Door Sales, 3%